We're an insulation contractor based in West Lafayette, and we insulate and air seal attics, walls and crawl spaces for Frankfort homeowners with cold rooms and drafty older houses. Call (765) 250-8264 and I'll come take a look.
(765) 250-8264
Frankfort is a short drive from our base in West Lafayette, and the calls from there sound familiar: drafty older houses, cold floors over the crawl space, a room over the garage that never feels right, and a power bill that doesn't make sense. When I climb into a Frankfort attic, I usually find a few inches of old insulation that has settled over the years and air leaks nobody ever sealed.
That's why every Frankfort visit starts with me in the attic or crawl space with a flashlight, not with a product. How many inches are already up there, whether they're wet or dirty and where the air is getting through decide what's worth doing.
Send the form or call (765) 250-8264, and we'll reply within one business day to set a time. I come out to your Frankfort house myself, look at the attic or crawl space and give you the estimate. It's free, and there's no obligation to book.
(765) 250-8264Most Frankfort calls start in the attic, so attic air sealing and blown-in insulation make up a lot of our work here. Older houses with cold floors often need crawl space insulation or a vapor barrier underneath, and when the whole house feels drafty, we treat it as a home insulation job and work through it room by room. Every service below is one we do in Frankfort.
In Frankfort, building permits come from the city's Building Inspector, and the city requires a valid permit before construction begins. Before we schedule, I check with the city's permit office about your address, since city limits change who you deal with, and when your job calls for a permit, we handle that side with the office. If your house sits in one of the city's overlay districts, such as the SR 28, Crosstown, Airport, Historic Preservation or Floodplain districts, the permit may take longer, so we set the start date around it.
Price moves with the size of the attic, how easy it is to get into, how many gaps need sealing and whether the old insulation is soaked or full of droppings and has to come out first. The schedule turns mostly on that removal and on the permit, not the drive, because we already work across the cities around West Lafayette, from Lafayette out to Monticello. I lay all of it out for you at the estimate.
We seal around the hatch, pipes, wiring and light fixtures first, because new insulation over open gaps just fights a draft. We won't lay fresh material over old insulation that's wet or full of droppings either. That comes out first, or the problem stays.
I learned this work on another contractor's crew before starting the business in 2023. I'm the one who comes out, looks with a flashlight and gives the estimate, and I'm on the install with our crew. If a job isn't worth doing, I'll tell you.
We're fully licensed and insured, and our promise is satisfaction guaranteed on every job. We clean up the attic access and the path through your house before we leave. Call (765) 250-8264 when you want me to come take a look.
The city's permit handouts don't settle it, because they cover garages, fences, additions, above-ground pools, roofs and driveways, not insulation. I ask the permit office about your address before we schedule, and you can call them yourself at (765) 654-5278. If your job does need one, some city permits start with a pre-permit inspection that has to approve the work before the permit is issued.
I can't give you a fair number until I've seen the attic, because two things swing it most: whether the old insulation has to come out and whether you go with foam or loose fill. At the estimate I measure how many inches are already up there and look for water stains and droppings. Then you get a real figure from me.
For most attics, sealing the gaps and topping up with blown-in, which is loose fill blown through a hose, gets you more for your money. Closed-cell foam, a dense foam that also blocks moisture, costs more but seals air as it insulates. I lean toward foam when your ductwork runs through the attic.
The crew's time up there comes down to the size of the attic and whether old insulation comes out first, and I'll tell you the plan at the estimate. With blown-in, you can usually stay home. With spray foam, everyone, kids and pets included, stays out until the foam maker's re-entry time has passed, which is how long you wait before coming back inside, and I'll give you that time before we start.
Usually it's air moving through gaps nobody sealed, so the insulation is working against a draft. Other times the insulation is piled deep in the middle and thin at the edges, which is backward, or the eave vents got buried and the attic can't breathe. We fix the sealing and clear the vents before we add anything.
The city's permit office takes cash in exact change, checks or credit cards, and adds a 3% fee to every card payment. The current fees are on the city's permit fee page. When we're handling the permit for your job, I'll tell you up front what the city charges.
